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| Mississippi Facts |
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The world's largest cactus plantation is in Edwards, Mississippi. |
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In 1834 Captain Isaac Ross, whose plantation was in Lorman, Mississippi, freed his slaves and arranged for them to be sent to Africa, where they founded the country of Liberia. |
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After the Civil War, famed hat maker John B. Stetson learned and practiced his trade at Dunn's Falls near Meridian, Mississippi. |
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